Investment

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has set a net-zero target for its investments of 2050 or sooner.

Stephen O'Neill says the pandemic has highlighted the place for private markets in DC investment allocations.

Traditional asset classes are unlikely to generate outsize returns in the years ahead

Schroders has been appointed as fiduciary manager to the Howard de Walden Estates Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme.

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a bespoke private debt portfolio with Aksia, with partner funds committing £945m to the pooled vehicle.

All signs point to imminent and substantial growth in consolidation, according to a range of speakers across the industry, including TPR, at the recent Professional Pensions DB Consolidation Conference.

The rationale used to ultimately assess whether certain contribution notices can be issued needs further fine tuning, leading industry associations say.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have launched a joint consultation on the proposals to update the asset information collected from defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

GLIL Infrastructure has partnered with London-based Arcus Infrastructure Partners to purchase energy infrastructure provider Smart Meter Assets 1 (SMA).

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed several changes to its actuarial assumptions under various bases as part of a regular review, broadly improving the lifeboat fund’s view of scheme funding.